Abrams Pub White linen cloth-covered boards, gilt lettering on spine and front board . With 256 illustrations, 100 in full color. Index. N/F book in N/f dust jacket.

"California"s fabulous natural endowments are known far and wide, but only now - with the publication of this handsome, eye-opening book - is it clear how many magnificent art treasures are to be found within its borders. From Sacramento in the north to San Diego in the south, California is rich in art museums. Each has its special character and its special treasures. Each has its history, too, in which some of the state"s legendary figures, and much human interest, play a part. The twenty-five museums covered here represent virtually the entire gamut of world art: every period from the 13th century B.C. to contemporary; every branch, from painting and sculpture to decorative arts; every medium, from marble to acrylic. The old masters and the new realists, the old established museums and the brand-new ones - all have their place in this unique presentation of California" extraordinary artistic resources....To portray the California art scene through its museums is the task that Wilson has undertaken in this volume. With its 256 illustrations, 100 in full color, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK OF CALIFORNIA MUSEUMS will be a revelation even to native Californians; for non-Californian art lovers it will be an irresistible lodestone, drawing them to the Golden State."